Recent federal regulations affecting small businesses
Page 5 of 145 • Last updated May 5, 2026
2165 new federal regulations affecting small businesses have been published in the past 30 days, drawn from the Federal Register, FDA recalls, and USDA notices. Each listing links straight to the official source so you can read the full text and respond if it touches your business.
- Shipping Safety Fairways Along the Atlantic Coast; Draft Programmatic Environmental Impact Statement and Overseas Environmental Impact StatementMay 5, 2026
The Coast Guard seeks public comment on a draft environmental impact statement for establishing vessel routing measures and shipping safety fairways along the Atlantic Coast from the Gulf of Maine to Miami, Florida.
- Availability of Revised Food Safety Guideline for Egg ProductsMay 5, 2026 • Impact: low
FSIS revises Food Safety Guideline for Egg Products to help plants meet regulatory requirements for pasteurization, heat treatment, cooling, freezing, and enzyme-modification processes.
- Western Pacific Fishery Management Council; Public MeetingsMay 5, 2026
Western Pacific Fishery Management Council holds public meetings for its Archipelagic Plan Team, Fishery Data Collection and Research Committee Technical Committee, and Pelagic Plan Team to address fishery management and develop regional recommendat…
- New Postal ProductsMay 5, 2026
U.S. Postal Service filed a negotiated service agreement for Commission review; public comment period now open.
- Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit ZoneMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard reorganizes Detroit port safety zone regulations into geographically separated tables with renumbered zones for clarity; no changes to substantive safety requirements or event schedules.
- Safety Zone; Straits of Mackinac, Mackinaw City, MIMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard proposes temporary safety zone within 100 yards of Mackinac Bridge center span in Michigan to restrict vessel and personnel access during swimming event unless authorized by Captain of the Port.
- Rio Grande LNG, LLC, Rio Grande LNG Train 4, LLC, Rio Grande LNG Train 5, LLC; Notice of Request for Extension of TimeMay 5, 2026
Rio Grande LNG requests extension of time for liquefied natural gas export facility construction and operations approval from federal regulators.
- Special Local Regulations; Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port ZoneMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard proposes Special Local Regulation restricting vessel transit within 100 yards of overnight sailboat races on Lake Erie in Sector Detroit unless authorized by the Captain of the Port.
- Safety Zones; Annual Events in the Captain of the Port Detroit ZoneMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard enforces a safety zone for the Freedom Festival in Luna Pier, Michigan from 9:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on June 27, 2026, prohibiting vessel entry without permission.
- Review of Cost Submittals by Other Federal Agencies for Administering Part I of the Federal Power Act; Notice Requesting Questions and Comments on Fiscal Year 2025 Other Federal Agency Cost SubmissionsMay 5, 2026
Federal Power Act Part I cost submission review process opens for public questions and comments on fiscal year 2025 submissions from other federal agencies administering regulatory duties.
- Special Local Regulation; Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port ZoneMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard proposes a Special Local Regulation prohibiting unauthorized vessel transit in Sandusky Bay during swim events to protect personnel and marine resources in the Sector Detroit zone.
- Special Local Regulation; Lake Erie, OHMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard establishes temporary special local regulation for Lake Erie navigable waters June 5-6, 2026, prohibiting unauthorized vessel entry during overnight sailboat race.
- Special Local Regulation; Marine Events in the Coast Guard Sector Detroit Captain of the Port ZoneMay 5, 2026
Coast Guard proposes a Special Local Regulation prohibiting unauthorized vessel transit on the Maumee River during paddle events to protect personnel, vessels, and the marine environment.
- Combined Notice of FilingsMay 5, 2026
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- Marine Mammal Protection Act List of Fisheries for 2026May 5, 2026
National Marine Fisheries Service proposes 2026 changes to its List of Fisheries classifying commercial fisheries by marine mammal mortality risk, which determines registration, observer coverage, and take reduction plan requirements under the Marin…